Disadvantages of news aggregators in capitalist countries: overview and critique

Desventajas de los agregadores de noticias en los países capitalistas: panorama general y crítica

• Veronika Kysil National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3091-6004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4075.45

Keywords: news aggregators, capitalist countries, SWOT analysis, communication technologies, information policy

Abstract

The objectives of the article were to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the most popular science news aggregators in capitalist countries, created as a communication tool between scientists and journalists. For the recent research the methods of analysis were used, especially SWOT analysis and synthesis method. 10 main criteria of science news aggregators were observed and highlighted by analyzing recent science news aggregators from all over the world such as: EurekaAlert, PhysOrg, ScienceDaily, Science Seeker and Open Science. As a result, the study looked at the dual issue of funding, where government funding of aggregators allows authorities to control the process of publishing information while support is stable. At the same time, crowdfunding funds or platforms allow an aggregator to exist without political bias, but without strong confidence in its future existence. The results obtained allow us to conclude that, the points considered in the relationship between capitalism and aggregators are of great importance to create a high-quality scientific news aggregator at national and international level.

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